A since-retired detective with the Baltimore Police Department described to a jury how he found a “puddle of blood” under the back passenger’s seat of the vehicle where 26-year-old Roderick Odom was allegedly stabbed, leading to his death in April 2020. Read more »

Jury selection is underway for a 25-year-old Baltimore man who faces two life sentences for murder after rejecting a 10-year plea on March 22 that would have required him to testify against his co-defendant. Read more »

A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide has trial rescheduled to September on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

A 29-year-old Baltimore man charged with a non-fatal shooting on Feb. Read more »

Two co-defendants involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea of 20 years with five years without parole on Feb. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip Jackson denied bail Jan. Read more »

A 29-year-old defendant is expected to return to Baltimore City Circuit Court next month to accept a plea offer in connection to a non-fatal shooting last June. Read more »

Sitting next to his defense attorney, homicide defendant Keith Smith faced forward as the prosecutor to his right told the jury that he “willfully and deliberately stabbed Jacquelyn Smith.” Smith is accused of fatally stabbing his wife with his daughter, Valeria Smith, in the backseat in Druid Hill Park on Dec. Read more »

Holding a pink journal with “Good Vibes Only” written in gold on the front cover, the daughter of homicide defendant Keith Smith read entries to the jury on Dec. Read more »

A day after the three-year anniversary of Jacquelyn Smith’s murder, her husband, Keith Smith, sat as a defendant before a 12-person jury on Dec. Read more »

A motions trial was set for three co-defendants involved in a homicide in May before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn.  Omarion Anderson, 18, William Clinton III, 19, and Rasheed Morris, 16, are all charged with first-degree murder, attempted armed carjacking, conspiracy to armed carjacking, armed robbery, conspiracy to armed robbery, use of a firearm in a violent crime, and possession of a firearm as a minor in connection to an incident on May 3. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Read more »

Co-defendants accused of a non-fatal drive-by shooting rejected plea offers during reception court on Oct. Read more »

Four co-defendants’ reception court hearing for a murder case was rescheduled on Oct. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Read more »